This Weekend's
Big Programme
Tonight (Friday) is a 'big one' with Wales playing France at 8 pm. Our big screen will take you there for all the action. Tomorrow (Saturday), Scotland play Italy at 3 pm and England have to battle it out with Ireland in Dublin at 5.30 pm. The bar will be open for all the matches and Graham will be providing food to settle the nerves and fortify the body.
RYA Club Race Officers Course
There are still places available for the club race officers course being held tomorrow (Saturday) at Teifi Boat Club. Cost is £15 to include lunch and all materials. We are in great need of more qualified OODs to help spread the load at SSC, so do please attend if you are able to. More details from Chris Jeffries on 07824 990695 or email [email protected]">[email protected]
Sail Trainees - Improvers
Please will last year's sail training improvers get their forms and training fees for this year to Tina as soon as possible ready for the first training session on Saturday, April 4. Any queries, telephone Tina on 812383 or 07979893344.
Plea to All Members
Please do try to attend and assist next Saturday, March 7, from 10 am to help to prepare club and equipment for the new season. There is a wide range of jobs to be done, so you are welcome whatever your skills. Food will be available to help maintain stamina and results.
Facelift for
the Clubhouse
Members may have noticed the new look to the front of the clubhouse! The scaffolding (see picture above) marks the start of the facelift and renewal programme that will be completed in good time for the new season.
Services for Members
The new website section 'Goods and Services' provided by and available to members is now up and running - http://www.saundersfootsailingclub.org.uk">www.saundersfootsailingclub.org.uk. Contact Peter for more information at [email protected]">[email protected]
Newsletter
A newsletter including the full sailing programme and covering current news and information is on its way to members who do not have email. If you use email, but have not received the newsletter or are not receiving the weekly news reports by email, please send your email address to [email protected]">[email protected]. You will get more news earlier by this means. If you have not yet paid your subscription, please do so in order to continue to receive information about the club.
Nautical Nips
The connection between Darwin, FitzRoy and Finisterre from last week: Robert FitzRoy was put in temporary command of the survey ship HMS Beagle after her previous captain committed suicide. He was reappointed as captain for the famous second voyage of the Beagle when he recruited the young Charles Darwin as a 'well-educated and scientific gentleman' to join the voyage which was to play a major part in Darwin's formulation of his theory of evolution.
The captain subsequently became an Admiral and his navigational prowess was recognised when sea area Finisterre was renamed FitzRoy in February 2002 when a co-ordinated set of sea area names was agreed for use in European shipping forecasts. Spain still retains a small sea area named Finisterre, hence the change to avoid confusion.
How well do you know your sea areas? How do Bailey, Dogger, Faroes, Forties, Sole, and Viking differ from the other 25 areas and where does Lundy stop and Irish Sea start on the Welsh coastline?
Skipper's Mate